'Chef Doug' stops by 9 News, debuts famous family dressing to Cincinnati market
Posted: 08/16/2012
CINCINNATI - A chef from the Indianapolis area stopped by the 9 News studios to introduce the Tri-State to his extremely popular family recipe salad dressing and more.
Doug Gifford is a successful and well-known chef in the Indianapolis area who is now for the first time bringing his famous old-fashioned dressing to the area.
The dressing has been passed down through his family over the past 60 years.
In addition to a salad dressing, it can also be used as a base for many other types of dishes.
The dressing is not yet available in stores in the Tri-State, but can be ordered here . It is available in stores throughout Indianapolis. You will also find recipes and more of Gifford's family stories there as well.
A few of Gifford's recipes:
Broccoli Salad:
4 heads of broccoli, cut in small pieces
1 medium red onion, cut in fairly small pieces
3/4 cup of raisins
1/2 cup of cooked bacon (or real bacon pieces already cooked)
1/2 cup of toasted almonds "if guests like nuts"
Mix all ingredients together and add Chef Doug's Salad Dressing, about 3/4 cup at first and toss enough to coat the salad. you can add more if need be but not too much, you don't want to cover the taste of the veggies.
Carrot Salad:
1 lb. carrots, grated
1 20 oz. can of pineapple tidbits, save the juice
1/2 cup golden raisins.
Mix all ingredients together, and add 1/2 cup of Chef Doug's Salad Dressing with a tablespoon or two of pineapple juice and toss
After salad is tossed then add; 1 11oz. can of mandarin oranges, drained if you toss the mandarin oranges they will fall apart and break up, not good , add them last and serve.
Pea Salad:
2 15oz. cans of sweet peas
1 small onion, chopped
2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped."but save the yokes"
Now you can either use.. Sweet pickle relish or dill pickle relish, about 2 tablespoons "I like the sweet"
Next with a fork mash 4 egg yokes and mix with Chef Doug's Salad Dressing then pour over salad and toss lightly.
Sprinkle with a little cheddar cheese and serve.
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